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...have been behind the eight ball, partly because of Hurricane Katrina, and detailed a blueprint for better communications. Bush dashed into the Rose Garden late last week to declare that the economy "continues to gain strength and momentum." The event had been thrown together so quickly that the usual velvet ropes were not set up to pen back journalists. "We're trying the trusting method," an aide joked. Merry glasnost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking Up Iraq at Home ... | 12/5/2005 | See Source »

...setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder center's entrance we found the Riad Fes Baraka, an oasis of tranquillity. Each of the five individually designed rooms - with carved oak furniture, velvet curtains, patterned silk bedspreads and Berber carpets - manages to be grand and yet surprisingly cozy. Our bathroom in the Arabesque suite featured a cool concrete tub and locally produced natural soaps and moisturizers. A splendidly fresh breakfast of crusty bread, Moroccan bread or Moroccan crepes with jam is included. With...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kaleidoscopic Flair Of Fez | 12/3/2005 | See Source »

...other day, while tottering home in black velvet stilettos and a backpack that weighed more than a small child, I found myself waiting for a Mass. Ave. traffic light to change. After politely refusing two homeless persons’ solicitations, I occupied myself with the conversation next to me. “I love that music!” said one girl, gesturing to that ubiquitous street musician who plays a gourd attached to a string. “It’s pretty soulful,” her companion agreed.“I kind of wish we could...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Trend is Nigh: Flavors of Style - Granola | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

...four segments of “Haute,” the Vestis Council’s fall fashion show, promise to accommodate a wide range of periods and genres, from Edwardian lace and velvet to the trenchcoats of film noir...

Author: By Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Haute | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

...psychedelic rockers The Lovetones at 9:50. Fellow psychedelic bands Hopewell and The Soft Explosions, both from New York City, will perform at 10:45 and 11:40, respectively. T.T. the Bear’s Place. $8. (KF)John Cale & Band. Influential and innovative John Cale, formerly of the Velvet Underground, will perform at the Middle East with the Twinemen. The Middle East Downstairs. 7 p.m. 18+. Tickets available from the Middle East box office or through Ticketmaster. $25. (PRC) Wednesday, Nov. 23Sweetfist, Alchemilla, Gavin Castleton, and Plan 17. These four acts promise a diverse night of alternative music ranging...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Happening 11/18-12/2 | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

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